Round robin — Round Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

round-robin — round robins also round robin N COUNT: usu N n A round robin is a sports competition in which each player or team plays against every other player or team. They beat England 4 1 in their last round robin match at Nagoya in Japan. Ant: knock out … English dictionary

round robin — n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the male name Robin] a competition in which every player or team plays against every other player or team ▪ a round robin tournament … Dictionary of contemporary English

round-robin — ound rob in, round robin ound rob in(round r[o^]b [i^]n), n. 1. Any series or sequence of actions. [PJC] 2. A document circulated from one person to another in a group, often with comments added by each recipient. [PJC] 3. A petition or similar… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

round robin — n. [ ROUND1 + pers. name Robin] 1. a document, as a petition, protest, etc., with the signatures written in a circle to conceal the order of signing 2. a contest or tournament, as in tennis, chess, etc., in which every entrant is matched with… … English World dictionary